I think this is part of their "little bit at a time" marketing strategy. Only enthusiasts would be attuned to the IAPPA goings on. So they show off the cars, which enthusiasts would probably be more excited about than the GP, knowing it would dribble out.well nothing really came out of iappa this year...
Think that question boils down to how many trains was the ride designed to operate (maximum). 3 trains would likely have to have been part of the consideration in the design process- to account for brake runs, "no-turning-back" area elements, etc.- for it to possible. It looks like a 2 train maximum ride to me (with a 3rd in the shed as a backup only), but I haven't looked closely at that aspect.@Drachenwolf That's exactly what I'm hoping. It would seem odd for a ride with only 20 people per train to only have two trains. The backup train idea is also largely necessary.
I understand your point, but at this stage of the game (specifically SEAS) it's not the manufacturers that would release POVs, it would be the parks. And, if the Festhaus Park is a prototype as some believe, Intamin may have been restricted as to any type of announcement of a "certain park will have this in 2021" as we saw with the Parc Astrix debut. As I said, I think the SEAS POVs will come when they begin their big annual ticket sales push.@GrandpaD i was also referring to the fact that outside of gci’s steel track there wasn’t really anything to come from to manufacturers that was exciting. The trains were pretty much the biggest thing most manufacturers had. And if that’s all it takes, I guess the thought is why do more.
Yes that has been well documented and had nothing to do with his point.Asterix is delayed until 2022 fyi
Yes it is the parks that would release the POV. The PA and Walibi Belgium coasters were jointly announced by the park and Intamin at last year's IAAPA. The point was that because no other park had anything to announce with these manufacturers beyond what SEAS announced, there was no need for them to release the POV to get some publicity from the event. They were the only big thing that all of these manufacturers had to promote.I understand your point, but at this stage of the game (specifically SEAS) it's not the manufacturers that would release POVs, it would be the parks. And, if the Festhaus Park is a prototype as some believe, Intamin may have been restricted as to any type of announcement of a "certain park will have this in 2021" as we saw with the Parc Astrix debut. As I said, I think the SEAS POVs will come when they begin their big annual ticket sales push.
Yes, this is often lost in the sauce. If anything I’m a bit surprised that premier didn’t push to release a POV of their second non clone coaster in as many years. Gwazi will come soon enough and as mentioned pantheon is covered from the manufacturers perspective with the PA version.Can we also talk about despite how much the IAAPA is for fans, it's really for the parks themselves to see what's new and to talk to manufacturers? Yes while releasing the POV at it would be "fun for fans" there's not much that Intamin gets out of it because PA's prototype's POV was released last year, therefore making within the industry what BGW is getting not new.
Thank you. This ^^^.Can we also talk about despite how much the IAAPA is for fans, it's really for the parks themselves to see what's new and to talk to manufacturers?
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